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Deaths rise in South Asia monsoon  NW Pakistan: More than 400 people have been killed and 400,000 displaced by monsoon flooding in Pakistan and Afghanistan | |
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July worst month for U.S. in Afghanistan 3 U.S. soldiers were killed in two separate blasts, making July the deadliest month for American forces since the war started nine years ago
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FBI to aid Afghan war leak probe
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Afghanistan war means jobs for Tongans |
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'Weeks to assess' Afghan war leak. Washington
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Karzai: NATO strike killed 52 civilians |
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Thousands of Afghan war docs go online| USA: A whistle-blower website has published more than 90,000 U.S. military and diplomatic reports about Afghanistan filed between 2004 and January 2010 | |
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Abducted U.S. service member killed |
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Bombs kill five U.S. troops in Afghanistan |
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Taliban 'seize US soldiers'. Eastern Afghanistan
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| Jul. 20 |
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Powers back Afghan takeover date| Kabul: A major conference on Afghanistan has endorsed Karzai's goal that Afghan forces should lead security operations across the country by 2014 | |
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| Jul. 19 |
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Karzai seeks greater aid control Kabul: Afghan President Hamid Karzai is to ask for greater control of his country's multi-billion dollar aid budget at an international conference in...
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| Jul. 10 |
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6 U.S. service members among 9 killed
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| Jul. 6 |
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UK troops 'to move out of Sangin' |
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| Jul. 5 |
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Police kill 64 in Afghan drug bust |
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| Jul. 3 |
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Petraeus takes over Afghan campaign |
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| Jun.24 |
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June deadliest month for coalition troops |
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| Jun.23 |
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Obama fires US Afghan commander 
 Washington: Gen Stanley McChrystal, has been dismissed by President Obama after critical comments about senior US officials in a magazine. He will be replaced by Gen David Petra... | |
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| Jun.22 |
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Obama 'angry' over McChrystal claims |
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| Jun.9 |
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39 dead in blast at Afghanistan wedding Kandahar: A bombing at a wedding ceremony Wednesday in Kandahar province killed 39 people and wounded 73 others
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| Jun.7 |
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10 troops killed in Afghanistan |
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| May.31 |
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Al Qaeda says No. 3 man has died
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| May.18 |
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Insurgents take aim at Bagram Air Base
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| May.17 |
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Suicide car bombing kills 18. Kabul
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| Apr.1 |
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Karzai accuses UN over election fraud Kabul: Afghan President has accused foreign election observers of fraud during last year's disputed vote
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| Mar.28 |
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Obama arrives in Afghanistan |
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| Mar.13 |
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Kandahar hit by suicide bombers, 30 dead 40 more wounded in 4 bombings. The attackers struck near a prison, a hotel, a mosque and at a city centre road junction
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| Feb.25 |
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Loud explosions in Afghan capital Kabul: Two explosions and the sound of gunfire have been heard in the centre of the capital
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Afghan flag raised over Taliban town 
Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan 
Helmand: Authorities raised the Afghan flag over the battle-scarred enclave, a ceremony symbolizing the presence of the government in the Taliban stronghold
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| Feb.15 |
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Steady gains for Afghanistan offensive |
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| Feb.14 |
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Coalition finds resistance, explosives |
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| Feb.13 |
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Taliban stronghold under siege |
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| Feb.12 |
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NATO launching major Afghan offensive Map of Marjah Southern Afghanistan| Helmand: NATO troops were set to launch their biggest offensive of the war, attacking the last Taliban stronghold in a war-scarred southern province | |
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| Jan.17 |
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Militants attack Afghan capital |
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| Jan.9 |
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Newly released video vows revenge |
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| Dec.30 |
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Eight US 'CIA agents' killed in bomb attack Map of Khost Afghanistan| A bomber was wearing an explosive vest managed to enter Forward Operating Base Chapman | |
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| Dec.1 |
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Obama: 3-year plan to end Afghan war. Upstate New York
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| Nov.27 |
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2nd German official quits over airstrike |
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| Nov.19 |
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Hamid Karzai sworn in for second term |
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| Nov.4 |
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UN to evacuate Afghanistan staff |
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| Nov.2 |
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Karzai declared elected president Kabul: Afghan electoral officials declared incumbent President Hamid Karzai the winner of another term in office, after canceling second round of voting
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| Nov.1 |
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Abdullah withdraws from Afghan runoff |
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| Oct.27 |
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3 U.N. staff killed in firefight. Kabul
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| Oct.26 |
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DEA among 14 dead in copter crashes |
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| Oct.23 |
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Run-off campaigning begins |
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| Oct.20 |
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Karzai accepts election runoff Kabul: Afghan President bowed to Western pressure, agreeing to take part in a presidential runoff vote in two weeks
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| Oct.7 |
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Blast outside India embassy |
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| Sep.20 |
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US in Afghanistan failure warning |
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| Sep.10 |
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Hundreds of Afghan votes declared invalid |
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| Sep.8 |
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Recount clouds Karzai poll lead. Kabul
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| Sep.3 |
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'Scores die' in explosion. Northern Afghanistan
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| Sep.1 |
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'Sharp drop' in Afghan opium crop |
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| Aug.25 |
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At least 40 killed in Afghan explosion. Kandahar
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| Aug.22 |
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Monitors: Taliban cut off fingers of voters |
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| Aug.18 |
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Poll media blackout urged |
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| Aug.16 |
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Karzai, rivals debate as elections near |
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| Aug.14 |
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Blast kills 3, injures dozens |
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| Jul.25 |
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Suicide bombers hit city |
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| Jul.20 |
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U.S. have deadliest month in Afghanistan |
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| Jul.19 |
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Copter crash kills 16 |
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| Jul.10 |
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Eight UK troops dead in 24 hours |
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| Jul.1 |
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U.S. launches 'major operation' |
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| Jun.11 |
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Afghanistan attacks 'at new high' |
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| Apr.4 |
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Karzai to review move toward sharia law |
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| Mar.12 |
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Taliban poised at the gates of Kabul |
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| Dec.19 |
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US to send 3,000 more troops to Afgh-an. Washington
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| Nov.25 |
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10 Taliban arrested in acid attack on girls |
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| Oct.19 |
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Taliban executed 30 of 50 people |
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| Aug.13 |
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4 aid workers killed |
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| Jul.19 |
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Obama opens foreign tour |
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| Jul.13 |
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At least 8 US soldiers have been killed |
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| Jul.5 |
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Airstrikes kill civilians |
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| Jun.13 |
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Taliban jail raid frees hundreds Map of Kandahar Southern Afghanistan Kandahar: About 340 Militants attacked a main prison in Kandahar province, blowing its entrance open and allowing a large number of inmates to escape
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| Apr.26 |
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President flees ceremony attack Kabul: Hamid Karzai and other quickly scrambled toward safety when the sound of gunfire and explosions interrupted a military ceremony
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| Feb.29 |
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Harry withdrawn from Afghanistan
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| Feb.16 |
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At least 80 people killed in blast |
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| Jan.14 |
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Taliban attack luxury hotel. Kabul
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| Dec.25 |
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Afghanistan expels top UN and EU officials. Helmand
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| Nov.6 |
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64 dead in suicide attack. Northern Afghanistan
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| Sep.27 |
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170 militants dead |
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| Sep.1 |
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Freed Koreans return home |
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| Aug.30 |
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Final S. Korean hostages freed by Taliban
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| Jul.22 |
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Former king Zahir Shah dies. Kabul
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| Jul.20 |
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Taliban threaten abducted South Koreans |
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| Jun.22 |
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NATO strike 'kills 25 civilians'. Helmand
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| Jun.16 |
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Afghan police hit by suicide bomb, 35 killed. Kabul
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| May.12 |
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Taliban commander Mullah Dadullah killed |
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| Oct.25 |
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Skull scandal 'disgusts' Germany. Berlin
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| Sep.13 |
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NATO fails on Afghan troops plea |
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| Sep.10 |
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Suicide bomb kills Afghan governor |
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| Sep.5 |
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'Taleban' in peace deal |
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| Jun.18 |
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Insurgents toll rises to 85 |
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| Jun.15 |
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40 killed as troops take aim at Taliban |
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| May.29 |
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Deaths as riots sweep Kabul |
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| Mar.21 |
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Convert 'faces execution'
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| Feb.6 |
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Cartoon protests turn deadly
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| Sep.18 |
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Afghanistan holds landmark elections |
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| May.15 |
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Newsweek backs off Quran story |
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| Nov.3 |
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Karzai declared poll winner. Kabul
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| Oct.24 |
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Karzai wins Afghan majority Kabul: Interim leader has won a majority of estimated votes cast in landmark presidential elections
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| Oct.9 |
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Karzai rivals demand new vote |
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| Mar.21 |
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Government minister killed in Heart |
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| Jan.4 |
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Loya jirga agrees constitution |
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Karzai escapes assassin |
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| Jul.6 |
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Vice president shot dead |
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| Jun.13 |
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Karzai elected head of state |
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| Jun.11 |
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Former king opened loya jirga Kabul: Mohammed Zahir Shah has told a traditional gathering that he wants to adopt a democratic system based on Islam
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Kabul joy as ex-king returns |
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| Mar.26 |
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Quake kills 2,000 |
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Kabul mob kills minister |
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| Dec.21 |
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Swearing-in of interim government Kabul: Ceremony attended by representatives from every province. 30-member government is to be headed by Hamid Karzai
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| Dec.6 |
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Kandahar fell The Taliban lost last major stronghold. Opposition forces entered the city. There are reports of looting
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| Nov.19 |
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4 journalists killed |
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| Nov.14 |
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Aid workers freed |
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| Nov.12 |
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Alliance moves in abandoned Kabul Taliban have withdrawn most of their troops from the capital moving along a road to the south
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| Nov.9 |
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Opposition claims Mazar-e-Sharif
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| Oct.26 |
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Taleban opponent executed |
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| Oct.7 |
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US begins military strike Map of http%3A%2F%2Fnews.bbc.co.uk%2Folmedia%2F1585000%2Fimages%2F_1585197_afghan_targets2_300.gif Afghanistan Southern Afghanistan: Loud explosions and anti-aircraft fire in Kabul, Kandahar and Jalalabad
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Massoud attacked
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